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Categories: Turkish, Greek, Mediterranean [Edit]
126 Drury LaneLondon WC2B 5SU
Neighbourhood: Covent Garden
020 7836 0101
- Nearest Transit:
-
Covent Garden (Piccadilly)
Holborn (Central, Piccadilly)
Temple (Circle, District)
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 12:00 - 0:00
- Parking:
- Street
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
£££
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Children:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
8 reviews for Sarastro
All Reviews
We had dinner at Sarastro after seeing Miss Saigon years ago.. The decor was amazing and so was food.
Can't wait to go back to London to visit it once more.
This restaurant is beautiful and has a great atmosphere. Unfortunately I have to rate the restaurant only 3 stars. I came here to celebrate my friends engagement. We had a beautiful area at the top balcony area for 10 of us. The design is very striking and there seems to be always something to look at.
As there were so many of us, we had to have the set menu. The set menu was incredibly overpriced for what it was, the mezze at the beginning was very nice but not enough for all of us. As with all set menus there is the risk of ending up with something you don't really want, well the main dishes were ok. The dessert was a mixture of fruit (Beautifully designed) and baklava (Who doesn't like baklava?)
We had a great evening that included watching people dancing on the tables. I would go again, but I would go in a smaller group to avoid the set menu.
WARNING, WARNING! Do not, I repeat, do not make a booking at this restaurant when it's serving ONLY it's Christmas menu.
Why?
1. Overpriced
2. Looks like a ready meal
3. No choice but Christmas
4. Service was S.. L.. O.... W........
5. Surrounded by office Christmas parties
We made the most of it as we were out for my lovely husband's 35th birthday (not Christmas), we had a terrific booth, the décor is fascinating and we enjoy scrutinizing bad service.
I was quite annoyed I wasn't warned of the Christmas take over when I booked - so make sure you ask what's on offer.
Sarastro is over the top, theatrical, and great fun - perfect for a meal in the heart of theatre land. The restaurant is a baroque fantasy crossed with a Prince's bedroom in the Palace of Versailles. Everything is gilded; strange, tiny balconies jut out above you, almost like cliff precipices, only these ones contain tables with diners. I was petrified that one would fall on top of me!
Sarastro's is not the place where you go for memorable food. It is a place where wine and conversation flows, and everyone has a raucous and loud time. Don't think about coming here for a quiet meal. I come here for friends birthdays (they are great at catering for big groups) and this place is a safe bet for a Christmas party.
Theatre! Lights! Action! and yummy food!
You eyes will never get tired of gazing at the decoration, and the colours and the fabrics, red intense velvet, blue and purple. You enter a world of wonder and everything is accompanied by really nice food. My husband first brought me here for a pre theatre dinner and then off to watch the Blueman group. Besides the small fight we had everything was great, the complimentary crudites and dip open your appetite, and the salmon is delicious.
The only reason, why I can't give this place a higher rating is because my mother had an unfortunate mishap with the food. We brought her here n her first visit to London. We all had the same, a delicious Lamb Anatolian Style (from the set menu), however, she had a shrimp cocktail as an entree whilst we had the Grilled Hellim Cheese. So it was that what gave her an upset stomach. We haven't been back since, but I can't say I would never return.
I was brought here on my first night in London by a fellow opera singer who hangs out here regularly. It's a charming, fun place to hang out, bright and colorful, and although we seem to have missed the singing (we were there on a Thursday night), we much enjoyed the drinks and noshes provided. I can imagine after a performance at Royal Opera or ENO that this place would be a riot, much like O'Neals is in NYC (across from Lincoln Center - THE place everyone goes!). Oh, don't miss the bathroom, or the walls on the way.....
Sarastro is somewhere where I have dined often, my dad introduced me to it as he knows the owner who is either Turkish or Turkish Cypriot. From the name I thought that it was either Italian or Spanish.
It is decorated in the theme, as tribute to the theatre, with great colours and masks and statues everywhere. The last time I ate here, I had the grilled Dover Sole in a special sauce, which was fantastic.
Baring in mind where the restaurant is, you may think that it would be really expensive to dine here, well, it is, but not too bad. The starters are around £4-6, which is decent, and the mains are around £22 on average. It is a great place to dine and the waiters are brilliant. I haven't been for a while but for all the times I have been, there has been a brilliant, tall and bald waiter who just makes everyone laugh. He was born to do his job and has been working there for years. I would recommend this restaurant any day, to anybody, with great food, great location and a great layout, you will love it. Just to add, a 12.5% service charge will be added to your bill at the end.
Sarastros is an Opera inspired restaurant offering something different and quirky compared to your usual restaurants. The mass of foliage and shrubbery outside the restaurant gives a really exotic and extravagant first impression and when you get inside it's a feast for the eyes. There are drapes hanging everywhere, gold ceilings, trinkets, balconies that are beautifully decorated and carved to sit in. If you are going on a date or with your partner I would recommend requesting a private balcony as it creates such a magical and romantic eating experience. They have large balconies as well for bigger groups. I recently went to a friend's birthday meal and sitting up looking over this incredibly flamboyant restaurant is a really unique experience. The food however doesn't match up with the décor and atmosphere this restaurant offers. It certainly wasn't bad but when you compare the dishes to the surroundings there is little correlation-the food is quite basic, not full of flavours and scents as the restaurant is which is a bit of a shame because if this place had the whole package it would be a regular stop off of mine. Having said that I would definitely go back just to be able to see and experience the restaurant again. It is a definite must see!
